ANXIETY
Q: How anxiety effects mental activities and emotion?
Abstract
From the IT and impressions have been shown to negatively
influence the processing of emotional information in working memory
however most studies have examined anxiety related or depression
related working memory deficit independently without considering
their high Co morbidity we tested the effects of emotional violence
on working memory performance among healthy young adults with
varying levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms 90 young adults
aged between 18 to 24 an emotional 2 back task in which positive
negative and neutral images were presented multi level modeling
was used Examine anxiety and depressive symptoms as predictors
of response accuracy and latency across the three emotional
valence conditions. The result showed the participant responded to
negative images with the highest accuracy and to positive images
with the lowest accuracy.
Introduction
Anxiety is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be
mild or severe. Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in
their life. For example you may feel worried and anxious about sitting
an exam or having a medical test or job interview.
Definition
Feeling of fear dread and uneasiness that may occur as a
reaction to stress
Types of Anxiety
Anxiety is a vital part of several different disorders these
includes:
 Panic disorder
 Phobia
 Social anxiety disorder
 Obsessive compulsive disorder
 Separation anxiety disorder
 Illness anxiety disorder
1. Panic Disorder
This means you experience recurring panic attacks at
unexpected times.
2. Phobia
This is an excessive fear of a specific object, situation or
activity.
3. Social Anxiety Disorder
This is an extreme fear of being judged by other in social
situations.
4. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
This means you have recurring irrational thoughts that leads you
to perform specific repeated behaviors.
5. Separation Anxiety Disorder
This means you have a fear of being away from home or your
loved one.
6. Illness Anxiety Disorder
This is anxiety about your health formerly called hypochondria.
DMS Criteria
a. Excessive anxiety and worry apprehensive
expectations occurring more days than not for at least six
months about a number of events or activities such as
work or school performance.
b. The person finds it difficult to control the worry.
Risk Factors of Anxiety
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Trauma
Stress due to an illness
Stress build up
Personality
Other mental health disorders
Having blood relatives with an anxiety disorder
Drugs are alcohol
Effects of Anxiety
Feeling tense nervous or unable to relax having a sense
of dread or fearing the worst. Feeling like the world is
speeding up or slowing down. Feeling like other peoples can
see you are anxious and are looking at you.
Benefits:
 It alerts your attention to potential risk or negative
outcomes anxiety is more of an anticipatory response
to situations.
 It keeps you motivated
 It makes you more compassionate.
 It brings about positive change it brings about positive
change.
Causes of Anxiety Disorder
Some causes of in the IT disorders are:
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Genetics
Brain chemistry
Environmental stress
Drug withdrawal or misuse
Medical conditions
1. Genetics
Anxiety disorder can run in families.
2. Brain Chemistry
Some research suggests anxiety disorder may be
linked to faulty circuits in their brain that controls fear and
emotions.
3. Environmental Stress
This refers to stressful events you have seen or lived
through life it runs often linked to anxiety disorders include
childhood abuse and neglect, a death of a loved one, or
being attacked or seeing violence.
4. Drug Withdrawal or Misuse
Certain drugs may be used to hide or decrease
certain anxiety symptoms. Anxiety disorder often goes
hand in hand with alcohol and substance use.
5. Medical Conditions
Some heart, lungs and thyroid conditions can cause
symptoms similar to anxiety disorder or make anxiety
symptoms worse. It’s important to get a full physical exam
to rule out other medical conditions when talking to your
doctor about anxiety.
Result
Procedure
Worrying about medical appointments, test, having your
blood drawn, or being admitted to the hospitals is common.
People with cystic fibrosis often experience anxiety related to
the frequent medical procedures that are the part of their CF
care. Unlike general anxiety, which effects how you function
in daily life. Procedural anxiety is associated with medical
procedures or hospital admissions. When anxiety builds to
where it causes distress or interferes with the procedure. You
may be experiencing an anxiety disorder that should be
treated. Procedural anxiety can start to build before the
procedure and can even last after the procedure is finished.
This anxiety can get worse over time if left untreated.
Fortunately, you can partner with your CFK team to find ways
to manage this common anxiety as part of your CF care.
Watch as some love adult with CF talk about procedural
anxiety.
“Our bodies are biologically designed to have reactions
to, things that are new, unexpected, potentially harmful, and
uncomfortable and so most people will have these sorts of
reactions. They are normal and can be treated”. Stefanie
Filigno, PhD, clinical psychologist at Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital medical center.
Conclusion
These results suggested that the cognitive emotions
regulation strategies are free focus on planning, positive
reappraisal and less remuneration contribute to resilience in
patients with depression and anxiety disorder. It might provide
potential targets for psychotherapeutic intervention to improve
resilience in these patients.